Deals: Apple Watch Ultra 2 $99 off, iPhone 15 Pro $449 off, 2024 Bose speakers, MagSafe chargers, more

Joining ongoing Cyber Monday prices on and , today we spotted a large selection of natural the going rate courtesy of Amazon – you can still score the too. We also spotted a massive price drop on Amazon Renewed Premium the original new price tags joined by the that is delivering deals matching the best we have tracked on its 2024 slate of portable and home releases, some solid offers on MagSafe charging gear, and more. Everything awaits below in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break .

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Disney+ app debuts new ESPN tile, adds free Hulu and sports content

Almost a year ago exactly, Disney+ started adding Hulu content to its app. Now, the streamer is via a new tile that will start appearing in the Disney+ app today. And in a nice perk, non-bundle subscribers are getting some Hulu and ESPN content thrown in at no extra charge.

Disney+ is building itself into an all-in-one app hub. What started as a home only for Disney branded content is now the place users go for Hulu—and starting today, ESPN.


Scan your iPhone for Pegasus spyware using a $1 app

A newly-released app lets you regularly scan your iPhone for Pegasus spyware – which can access almost all the data on a phone – for a one-off cost of just one dollar.

A mobile security firm created the app, which allows you to scan your iPhone or Android phone and send the results to them for analysis – and they’ve so far detected seven phones infected by the spyware …

NSO Group makes spyware called Pegasus. The company purchases so-called zero-day vulnerabilities (ones that are unknown


Kuo: Next iPad Pro with M5 chip coming in fall 2025

Apple’s iPad Pro got a huge upgrade this year with the M4 chip, tandem OLED display, nano-texture option, and more. But the next version is already in the works, and now we have an idea of when to expect it.

Ming Chi-Kuo, in a post highlighting updates for two of Apple’s suppliers, has shared some of the first details about the next iPad Pro.

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The iPad Pro equipped with the M5 processor is expected to enter mass production in 2


Baidu confirmed as China Apple Intelligence model provider, but privacy concerns mount

Apple hopes to bring its Apple Intelligence suite of AI features to China in 2025, but the company has reportedly clashed with its partner Baidu over technical and privacy issues.

Qianer Liu and Wayne Ma reporting for :

Engineers from Apple and Baidu are racing to adapt Baidu’s large language models so they work well for iPhone users. But the models have struggled to understand prompts and provide accurate responses to common scenarios posed by iPhone users, according to one of the people with direct knowledge of the project.

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Two reasons to suggest the iPhone 17 may have Face ID embedded in the display

Apple has been granted another patent for technology that would allow it to have Face ID embedded in the display, enabling the company to reduce the size of the camera cutout.

While Apple has been working on this for many years, there are a couple of reasons to suspect that the tech may perhaps debut in the iPhone 17 line-up …

The idea of embedding Face ID emitters and sensors beneath the display has been referenced in a number of Apple patents, like this one back in 2021 :

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Car maker Stellantis debunks report that outgoing Apple CFO Maestri will be its next CEO

It turns out that Apple’s outgoing CFO Luca Maestri won’t be the next CEO of car maker Stellantis — which was apparently a rumor in the automotive industry.

Our first reaction? It’s always fun to learn about the rumor from the denial. Something similar happened two years ago when Bob Iger returned to Disney and noped rumors that the firm would merge with Apple.

Anyway, the rumor is sourced to a report in an Italian newspaper. Reporting that Apple’s retiring chief financial officer could be tapped


Tim Cook denies OpenAI rumors; talks AI energy use; Apple Glasses; saving lives

A wide-ranging interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook reveals him (kind of) denying OpenAI rumors; addressing the potential conflict between the power requirements of AI and Apple’s environmental goals; the journey toward Apple Glasses ; and how Apple’s greatest legacy may be saving lives .

Cook kicks off by denying that Apple was late to AI, pointing out that the company first built a neural engine into its products back in 2017 …

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Back in 2017 we built a


Spotify Wrapped 2024: your year in songs and podcasts is here

The long-awaited Spotify Wrapped is back, now with a recap of the songs and podcasts you listened to most in 2024. This year, in addition to a new design, Spotify has also added some AI-based features to make the Wrapped experience even more personal. Read on as we detail what’s new and how you can access your Spotify Wrapped.

For those unfamiliar, is Spotify’s traditional annual recap – similar to Apple Music Replay, which had its 2024 edition

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Spotify Wrapped 2024 launches with AI Podcast powered by Google’s NotebookLM

Spotify Wrapped 2024 and features an AI Podcast that’s “Built with Google’s NotebookLM.” Two AI hosts from the viral note-taking/research tool “unwrap” your year in music.

While in NotebookLM use your uploaded documents to create a mini podcast, this Spotify version has a discussion about your listening history, including favorite songs, artists, and the “way your music taste evolved throughout 2024.”

It’s an engaging conversation all about your musical tastes,

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